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irelands fittest family

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,706 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Why are the throwing it in rather than just pulling the last foot or so?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,524 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,191 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    Hubbie just said the same thing. Now I'm sitting on my couch like the rest of you but I know full well I could never enter this and wouldn't attempt to! Although I would love a go at some of the obstacles



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,524 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Davy has his family well drilled for this!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,969 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Whereabouts in Meath are the heats happening?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭Rmgblue


    Rathbeggan lakes. Near dunshaughlin



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,026 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Fair play to the Burns family for entering but surely RTE or whoever runs the show should have known they would struggle in those events. The poor mother. Was there no one else in the family a cousin or uncle that could have gone on the team or was mammy a last minute substitute?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,969 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,524 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    That was quite the tight eliminator!

    I really thought the Gallaghers would run away with it, but no...... but the Mam absolutely smashed those lily-pads!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Agreed, fair play to them for entering but I assumed there'd be pre-show heats to get through. I'd also make sure we could all at least get over a bale of hay or hang off a bar for a few minutes before entering my family (which will likely never happen).



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Cumhachtach


    Poor Martina Burns. If you can't get over a 5x4 bale of straw you shouldn't be there.

    The heaviest person ever on Operation Transformation would make as good a fist of it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,026 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    I wonder was it done to attract more families to enter or something? If it was it back fired because no way would families enter after seeing that.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,719 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Davy was even more insufferable than normal tonight. Swear to God if I dragged my arse off the couch to enter this and he was shouting st me like that, I'd tell him to "get to fxxk" and fire my helmet at his head



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭patob


    Cracking up when Davy went ballistic when the Nugent lad slammed the ball and it bounced out.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Just watching it now but I take it the burns went out. Not surprised if they did. Them two lads should be ashamed of themselves making their Mother take the toughest cord just stupid. One of them should have been on that, the mother should have been on the light cord and the girl and one of the lads on the medium cords.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    I can not believe how stupid and illogical all these teams are making there Mum or Sister etc do the toughest cord. Disgraceful. A man should be doing that.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Cumhachtach


    I don't agree re. the cords. The mother wouldn't score on the lightest one. Give her the heaviest and let her muck around. She doesn't even have to put in much effort.

    Put your best on the lightest. They'll fly in scores from close range. The task is won by scoring. It's not a question of the strongest person for the strongest cord.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    I disagree. She could very well score on the lightest cord but on the heaviest one not a hope whereas the lads even on the heaviest cord if they are fit and healthy should still score.

    The score they get would at least be the same or maybe even better.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,708 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    The objective isn't to get the mother to score its to get the best team score. The strongest should be on the weakest cord and try and put up a big number



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,517 ✭✭✭davetherave


    I'd have to agree with Cumhachtach on this. The mother didn't inspire confidence so let one of the lads take the light cord and make life as easy as possible for your strongest team member.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Ye and that went well for the Burns and all did'nt it not. They were all useless.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Cumhachtach


    Look across all the teams. Most capable family members on lightest cord to accumulate scores. Any score coming from heavy cord a bonus.

    If you put Mrs. Burns on the lightest cord their team score would be even lower.

    It's a team challenge. Not give mammy the easiest task to the detriment of the team.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Cumhachtach


    Unreal roaring from Donnacha and Davy tonight. The big DDs.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,901 ✭✭✭CH3OH


    Davy could have got them up there alright..


    Would have needed a crane though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Cumhachtach


    John Finnegan. Could you at least go on a 6 week diet before presenting for Irelands Fittest Family.. A hindrance to your team throughout. You've done no training and 14 year old twins are putting you to shame. And you're not even that old.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,708 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    The twins were very impressive



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭patrickc


    I don't like the way that different weeks have different heats, it should be the same for everyone.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,134 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Can’t imagine that would be great as a viewer spectacle having to endure the same events 4 weeks in a row



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,719 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    The Finnegan girls were absolutely brilliant. That last eliminator was incredibly tense.

    Again, Davy was a disgrace. Screaming his head off at his team and when they lost her stood there with a sour puss on his face and could barely offer them any words of commiseration or support. I really love seeing his teams get eliminated



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,524 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Lots of unfit (borderline unsuitable?) parents this series.

    Those 14-yr-old girls were unvelievable last night! I missed the start with the intros - what sport are they into? I'm assuming something like GAA....

    They were absolute dynamos!

    And the unmerciful clatter that fella took off the haybale in round 1 - fair dues to him for carrying on, can't remember which family he was from.



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